Ground Beneath Her Feet
U2
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All my life, I worshiped her Her golden voice, her beauty's beat How she made us feel, how she made me real And the ground beneath her feet And the ground beneath her feet And now I can't be sure of anything Black is white, and cold is heat For what I worshiped, stole my love away It was the ground beneath her feet It was the ground beneath her feet Go lightly down your darkened way Go lightly underground I'll be down there in another day I won't rest until you're found Let me love you, let me rescue you, Let me bring you where two roads meet Oh come back above, where there is only love Only love My oh my, my oh my My oh my, my oh my My oh my, my oh my My oh my, my oh my My oh my, my oh my Let me love you true, let me rescue you, Let me bring you to where two roads meet Let me love you true, let me rescue you, Let me bring you to where two roads meet My oh my, my oh my My oh my, my oh my My oh my, my oh my
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Written by: ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, LARRY MULLEN, PAUL HEWSON, SALMAN RUSHDIE
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Song Creation"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" is a song by Irish rock band U2. The band collaborated with acclaimed music producer Daniel Lanois for the song's production.
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ReleaseThe song was released on March 27, 2000, as one of the soundtracks for "The Million Dollar Hotel."
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LyricsSurprisingly, U2's lead vocalist, Bono, didn't write the lyrics for "The Ground Beneath Her Feet." Instead, he collaborated with Salman Rushdie – an Indian-British novelist.
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LiteratureThe song's lyrics were primarily taken from Rushdie's book of the same name, "The Ground Beneath Her Feet."
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StyleWhereas a majority of U2's music is categorized as rock, "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" contains a significant amount of Indian influences – reflecting Rushdie's cultural background.
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StorylineWithin the song's lyrics and video, both Bono and Rushdie aim to illustrate a tale of love and desperation, and the lyrics explore the Hindu legend of Orpheus and Eurydice.
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Movie InclusionThis track also features in another movie - "Wim Wenders' The Million Dollar Hotel," which was co-written by Bono.
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AlbumIt was initially released as part of the soundtrack for the aforementioned movie but later became a bonus track for the band's album, "All That You Can’t Leave Behind."
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Music VideoThe music video for the song was directed by Wim Wenders and includes scenes from "The Million Dollar Hotel."
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Live PerformancesDespite being a beautifully crafted song, "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" wasn't frequently played live. It was only included in the setlist for the band's Elevation Tour in 2001 and a few sporadic performances afterward.
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